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Description for The Black Guard
Paperback. The city of Ro Canarn burns. The armies of the Red march upon the northern lords. And the children of a dead god are waking from their long slumber.. Series: The Long War. Num Pages: 616 pages. BIC Classification: FM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 38. Weight in Grams: 408.
The city of Ro Canarn burns. With their father's blood fresh upon the headsman's sword, Lord Bromvy and Lady Bronwyn, the last scions of the house of Canarn, face fugitive exile or death. In the court of Ro Tiris, men fear to speak their minds. The Army of the Red marches upon the North. Strange accidents befall those who dare question the King's new advisors. Those foolish enough to speak their names call them the Seven Sisters: witches of the fire god; each as beautiful and as dangerous as a flame. And, called from the long ... Read more
The city of Ro Canarn burns. With their father's blood fresh upon the headsman's sword, Lord Bromvy and Lady Bronwyn, the last scions of the house of Canarn, face fugitive exile or death. In the court of Ro Tiris, men fear to speak their minds. The Army of the Red marches upon the North. Strange accidents befall those who dare question the King's new advisors. Those foolish enough to speak their names call them the Seven Sisters: witches of the fire god; each as beautiful and as dangerous as a flame. And, called from the long ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Series
The Long War
Condition
New
Number of Pages
616
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781781855645
SKU
V9781781855645
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Ref
99-5
About A. J. Smith
A.J. Smith spent twelve years devising The Long War cycle. When not living in the Lands of Ro, he works in secondary education.
Reviews for The Black Guard
Martin meets Lovecraft... Fun and refreshingly direct'
SciFiNow
Interesting and enticing, deftly sidesteps fantasy cliche and thrusts you towards the next instalment
SFX
The Black Guard has been described as "Martin meets Lovecraft", and doesn't disappoint on either count. With bleak personal stories of loss and hardship, wars between rival nations and a plot to resurrect ... Read more
SciFiNow
Interesting and enticing, deftly sidesteps fantasy cliche and thrusts you towards the next instalment
SFX
The Black Guard has been described as "Martin meets Lovecraft", and doesn't disappoint on either count. With bleak personal stories of loss and hardship, wars between rival nations and a plot to resurrect ... Read more